Ephesians 5
King James Version
5 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Ê-phê-sô 5
New Vietnamese Bible
5 Vì thế, anh chị em là con yêu dấu của Đức Chúa Trời, hãy cố gắng trở nên giống Chúa. 2 Hãy sống trong tình yêu thương như Chúa Cứu Thế đã yêu thương anh chị em và hiến thân Ngài làm tế lễ và sinh tế có mùi thơm cho Đức Chúa Trời.
3 Vấn đề gian dâm, mọi thứ ô uế và tham lam, anh chị em phải tránh, dù chỉ nói đến thôi, như thế mới xứng đáng là thánh đồ. 4 Đừng bao giờ nói lời tục tĩu, rồ dại hay giễu cợt bẩn thỉu là những điều không thích đáng; nên dâng lời cảm tạ Chúa thì hơn. 5 Anh chị em phải biết rõ điều này: mọi kẻ gian dâm, ô uế hoặc tham lam, vì tham lam là thờ thần tượng, đều không được hưởng cơ nghiệp trong vương quốc của Chúa Cứu Thế và của Đức Chúa Trời.
Hãy Sống Như Con Cái Ánh Sáng
6 Đừng để ai lừa dối anh chị em bằng những lời rỗng tuếch, chính vì những điều đó mà Đức Chúa Trời giáng cơn thịnh nộ trên những kẻ không vâng phục. 7 Vậy, anh chị em đừng tham dự với họ.
8 Vì trước kia anh chị em tối tăm, nhưng hiện nay anh chị em là ánh sáng trong Chúa, hãy sống như con cái ánh sáng, 9 vì bông trái của ánh sáng là tất cả những điều tốt đẹp, công chính và chân thật. 10 Hãy thử nghiệm cho biết điều gì đẹp lòng Chúa. 11 Đừng tham dự vào những việc vô ích tối tăm, nhưng hãy vạch trần chúng ra thì hơn. 12 Vì những điều họ làm vụng trộm, dù chỉ nhắc đến cũng xấu hổ rồi. 13 Nhưng tất cả những điều bị ánh sáng vạch trần đều sẽ được thấy rõ, 14 và mọi điều đã được thấy rõ trở nên ánh sáng. Vì thế, Ngài phán:
“Này, người đang ngủ, hãy thức dậy,
Đứng lên từ cõi chết,
Thì Chúa Cứu Thế sẽ chiếu sáng người!”
15 Vậy, anh chị em hãy hết sức thận trọng về nếp sống của mình, đừng sống như người khờ dại nhưng như người khôn ngoan. 16 Hãy tận dụng thì giờ, vì thời buổi hiện tại là thời xấu xa. 17 Vậy, đừng trở nên ngu dại, nhưng phải hiểu biết ý muốn của Đức Chúa Trời. 18 Đừng say rượu, vì rượu đưa đến trụy lạc, nhưng phải đầy dẫy Thánh Linh. 19 Hãy dùng thánh thi, thánh ca và ca khúc thiêng liêng mà đối đáp nhau, hãy hết lòng đàn ca chúc tụng Chúa. 20 Trong mọi việc, hãy luôn luôn nhân danh Chúa Cứu Thế Giê-su, Chúa chúng ta, cảm tạ Đức Chúa Trời là Cha.
Liên Hệ Vợ Chồng
21 Hãy thuận phục nhau vì kính sợ Chúa Cứu Thế. 22 Hỡi các người vợ, hãy tùng phục chồng mình như tùng phục Chúa, 23 vì chồng là đầu vợ, như Chúa Cứu Thế là Đầu của Hội Thánh, Hội Thánh là thân thể Ngài, chính Ngài là Đấng Cứu Thế của Thân Thể. 24 Như Hội Thánh tùng phục Chúa Cứu Thế, người vợ cũng tùng phục chồng trong mọi việc.
25 Hỡi các người chồng, hãy yêu vợ như Chúa Cứu Thế yêu Hội Thánh và hiến thân Ngài vì Hội Thánh, 26 để thánh hóa Hội Thánh sau khi đã thanh tẩy bằng nước và đạo; 27 để trình ra cho chính Ngài một Hội Thánh quang vinh, không tì ố, không vết nhăn, không có gì khiếm khuyết, nhưng thánh khiết và toàn mỹ. 28 Cũng thế, các người chồng phải yêu vợ như yêu chính bản thân; chồng yêu vợ là yêu chính bản thân mình. 29 Chẳng có ai ghét bản thân, trái lại nuôi dưỡng, chăm sóc nó, Chúa Cứu Thế cũng nuôi dưỡng, chăm sóc Hội Thánh như vậy, 30 vì chúng ta là các phần của Thân Thể Ngài. 31 Vì lý do này, “đàn ông sẽ lìa cha mẹ mà kết hiệp với vợ mình, cả hai sẽ thành một thân.” 32 Huyền nhiệm này thật vĩ đại, tôi nói đến Chúa Cứu Thế và Hội Thánh. 33 Tuy nhiên, mỗi người trong anh em phải yêu thương vợ như bản thân mình, còn vợ thì phải kính trọng chồng.
Ephesians 5
New King James Version
Walk in Love
5 Therefore(A) be imitators of God as dear (B)children. 2 And (C)walk in love, (D)as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God (E)for a sweet-smelling aroma.
3 But fornication and all (F)uncleanness or (G)covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; 4 (H)neither filthiness, nor (I)foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, (J)which are not fitting, but rather (K)giving of thanks. 5 For [a]this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any (L)inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore do not be (M)partakers with them.
Walk in Light
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are (N)light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for (O)the fruit of the [b]Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 (P)finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have (Q)no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather [c]expose them. 12 (R)For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 But (S)all things that are [d]exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14 Therefore He says:
(T)“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”
Walk in Wisdom
15 (U)See then that you walk [e]circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 (V)redeeming the time, (W)because the days are evil.
17 (X)Therefore do not be unwise, but (Y)understand (Z)what the will of the Lord is. 18 And (AA)do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another (AB)in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making (AC)melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 (AD)giving thanks always for all things to God the Father (AE)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 (AF)submitting to one another in the fear of [f]God.
Marriage—Christ and the Church(AG)
22 Wives, (AH)submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For (AI)the husband is head of the wife, as also (AJ)Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands (AK)in everything.
25 (AL)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and (AM)gave Himself for her, 26 that He might [g]sanctify and cleanse her (AN)with the washing of water (AO)by the word, 27 (AP)that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, (AQ)not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28 So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church. 30 For (AR)we are members of His body, [h]of His flesh and of His bones. 31 (AS)“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the (AT)two shall become one flesh.” 32 This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless (AU)let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she (AV)respects her husband.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 5:5 NU know this
- Ephesians 5:9 NU light
- Ephesians 5:11 reprove
- Ephesians 5:13 reproved
- Ephesians 5:15 carefully
- Ephesians 5:21 NU Christ
- Ephesians 5:26 set it apart
- Ephesians 5:30 NU omits the rest of v. 30.
Ephesians 5
English Standard Version
Walk in Love
5 (A)Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And (B)walk in love, (C)as Christ loved us and (D)gave himself up for us, a (E)fragrant (F)offering and sacrifice to God.
3 But (G)sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness (H)must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. 4 Let there be (I)no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, (J)which are out of place, but instead (K)let there be thanksgiving. 5 For you may be sure of this, that (L)everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous ((M)that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 (N)Let no one (O)deceive you with empty words, for because of these things (P)the wrath of God comes upon (Q)the sons of disobedience. 7 Therefore (R)do not become partners with them; 8 for (S)at one time you were (T)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. (U)Walk as children of light 9 (for (V)the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and (W)try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 (X)Take no part in the (Y)unfruitful (Z)works of darkness, but instead (AA)expose them. 12 For (AB)it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13 But when (AC)anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
15 (AG)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 (AH)making the best use of the time, because (AI)the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what (AJ)the will of the Lord is. 18 And (AK)do not get drunk with wine, for that is (AL)debauchery, but (AM)be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in (AN)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, 20 (AO)giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father (AP)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 (AQ)submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Wives and Husbands
22 (AR)Wives, (AS)submit to your own husbands, (AT)as to the Lord. 23 For (AU)the husband is the head of the wife even as (AV)Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is (AW)himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit (AX)in everything to their husbands.
25 (AY)Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and (AZ)gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by (BA)the washing of water (BB)with the word, 27 so (BC)that he might present the church to himself in splendor, (BD)without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.[a] 28 In the same way (BE)husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because (BF)we are members of his body. 31 (BG)“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and (BH)the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 33 However, (BI)let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she (BJ)respects her husband.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 5:27 Or holy and blameless
New Vietnamese Bible. Used by permission of VBI (www.nvbible.org)
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